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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1892
Page
2
Jonesboro sees a fast vestibule through town angering residents while officials plan a towering fifteen foot fence. National issues include an Army appropriation bill, Homestead strike defense funds, and talks on a Columbian Exposition address. Arkansas and Georgia notes cover treasurer embezzlement arrests, a Confederate home for veterans bill, and local election chatter.
Titene is favorably reported for the American Federation of Labor. A resolution notes failed strike and boycott as tactics and calls for an education campaign and use of ballots to push union supremacy. Joan Hexbensox, a Pennsylvania Sunday school superintendent, starts a crusade story as police find a silk stocking and garter in his pocket.
Tuk Whisky Treat pays a quarterly dividend of 1.5 percent on January 3 as concerns grow that government finances will force whisky tax hikes. Senate testimony by railroad executives warns of a pending financial panic unless action is taken, with proposals to form pools under ICC supervision to relax penalties.
The Mt. Vernon Ohio Banner reports J. N. proved a trick on a Baltimore and Ohio official by mounting a pass to walk between Newark and Columbus. He rode the train to Columbus and argued the pass allowed him to walk the aisle. The employer conceded the joke, and J. N. rode free. If J. N. visits Johnson City he will find a warm welcome and ample business to keep him removing the pressure for a year.
In a World excerpt, Democrats and Farmers Alliance coalition seek Senate control to block Republican admission. It argues the Senate alone judges elections and indicates fraud is unlikely on March 4. The piece portrays plotting rogues risking trouble and expense.
The passage notes Democrats lead in the number of newspapers and better editing across major papers. It cites Republican acknowledgments of Democrat superiority in press quality and bias, with many magazines and weeklies leaning Democratic or independent papers favoring Democracy as the Democratic press grows stronger.
The Knoxville Tribune notes the press holds major sway in campaigns as newspapers reach millions, outpacing pamphlets and campaign documents. It argues editors can guide public opinion, with Democratic papers historically more influential and widely read than Republican ones.
In Watauga a seven year old mourner Mrs Rhoda Burch, widow of Robert Bunch, dies after a brief illness and is to be buried at Upper Turkeytown. Relatives from Knoxville Limonite Beiston Beac, and local residents visit the dying. Samuel McClure Sr dies at his son’s home in the county. Albert King known as Dandy dies of consumption and is buried in the colored Baptist churchyard. Local residents note holiday visits and travelers including J M Rouse, John Anderson, E H Plummer, F Carrier, Will Hendrix, and Mrs Nidiffer visiting and commenting on cars and Christmas plans.
In Rogersville the Be T V and G railway now runs two trains daily, improving mail service. The Synodical College closes for Christmas at noon on the 23rd with many teachers and students staying for readings and music. An evening program on the 22nd features music and recitations as enrollment rises. Rev Robi Gray from Tennessee donated seventy valuable volumes to the college library. County officials debate the postmaster appointment and the county superintendent position.
The Knoxville District Convention of the Young People's Christian Endeavor Society closed at Brest Presbyterian church after three days of meetings. Delegates from Knoxville churches and colleges attended. a heated debate arose over a Prohibition pledge while other resolutions praised Johnson City hospitality, church use, and railroad rates, with a pledge to oppose whiskey traffic.
A Tennessee Christian group pledges to oppose the World’s Fair opening on the Lord’s Day to avoid desecrating the Sabbath. Delegates, including Tusculum College Society members, plan to meet in Greeneville or Memphis with rail fare set at $3 round trip from Knoxville for about 9 to 40 delegates.
Reported plans for the Charles ton Cincinnati and Chicago Railway push toward finishing the Three C s line. Prominent officials including Samuel Hunt and Capt E R Grey visited, inspecting furnaces and mines as negotiations and approvals edge toward final crossing by April amid tariff talk.
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